موتان
Arabic
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Aramaic מוֹתָנָא (mōṯānā), ܡܰܘܬܴܢܳܐ (mawṯānā, “plague, pestilence”), from Akkadian 𒉆𒁁𒈨𒌍 (/mūtānu/), possibly a loan from Amorite or a Hittite intermediary as the Akkadian 𒉡 (/nu, -annu/) is found frequently in loanwords or re-borrowings that have passed through Anatolia. Ultimate origin from Proto-Semitic *mawt- (“death, ceasing, non-existence”) found as the Arabic root م و ت (m-w-t).
Noun
مَوْتَان or مُوتَان • (mawtān or mūtān) m (archaic)
- plague, pestilence, murrain
Declension
Declension of noun مَوْتَان (mawtān); مُوتَان (mūtān)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مَوْتَان; مُوتَان mawtān; mūtān | الْمَوْتَان; الْمُوتَان al-mawtān; al-mūtān | مَوْتَان; مُوتَان mawtān; mūtān |
| Nominative | مَوْتَانٌ; مُوتَانٌ mawtānun; mūtānun | الْمَوْتَانُ; الْمُوتَانُ al-mawtānu; al-mūtānu | مَوْتَانُ; مُوتَانُ mawtānu; mūtānu |
| Accusative | مَوْتَانًا; مُوتَانًا mawtānan; mūtānan | الْمَوْتَانَ; الْمُوتَانَ al-mawtāna; al-mūtāna | مَوْتَانَ; مُوتَانَ mawtāna; mūtāna |
| Genitive | مَوْتَانٍ; مُوتَانٍ mawtānin; mūtānin | الْمَوْتَانِ; الْمُوتَانِ al-mawtāni; al-mūtāni | مَوْتَانِ; مُوتَانِ mawtāni; mūtāni |
Etymology 2
From the root م و ت (m-w-t).
Noun
مَوَتَان • (mawatān) m (obsolete)
- inanimate goods, dead stock, lands and houses as opposed to beasts or slaves
Declension
Declension of noun مَوَتَان (mawatān)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مَوَتَان mawatān | الْمَوَتَان al-mawatān | مَوَتَان mawatān |
| Nominative | مَوَتَانٌ mawatānun | الْمَوَتَانُ al-mawatānu | مَوَتَانُ mawatānu |
| Accusative | مَوَتَانًا mawatānan | الْمَوَتَانَ al-mawatāna | مَوَتَانَ mawatāna |
| Genitive | مَوَتَانٍ mawatānin | الْمَوَتَانِ al-mawatāni | مَوَتَانِ mawatāni |
Adjective
مَوْتَان • (mawtān) (obsolete)
- inexcitable, dead, dull, not sprightly
Declension
Declension of adjective مَوْتَان (mawtān)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular diptote | singular invariable | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | مَوْتَان mawtān | الْمَوْتَان al-mawtān | مَوْتى mawtā | الْمَوْتى al-mawtā |
| Nominative | مَوْتَانُ mawtānu | الْمَوْتَانُ al-mawtānu | مَوْتى mawtā | الْمَوْتى al-mawtā |
| Accusative | مَوْتَانَ mawtāna | الْمَوْتَانَ al-mawtāna | مَوْتى mawtā | الْمَوْتى al-mawtā |
| Genitive | مَوْتَانَ mawtāna | الْمَوْتَانِ al-mawtāni | مَوْتى mawtā | الْمَوْتى al-mawtā |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | مَوْتَانَيْن mawtānayn | الْمَوْتَانَيْن al-mawtānayn | مَوْتَيَيْن mawtayayn | الْمَوْتَيَيْن al-mawtayayn |
| Nominative | مَوْتَانَانِ mawtānāni | الْمَوْتَانَانِ al-mawtānāni | مَوْتَيَانِ mawtayāni | الْمَوْتَيَانِ al-mawtayāni |
| Accusative | مَوْتَانَيْنِ mawtānayni | الْمَوْتَانَيْنِ al-mawtānayni | مَوْتَيَيْنِ mawtayayni | الْمَوْتَيَيْنِ al-mawtayayni |
| Genitive | مَوْتَانَيْنِ mawtānayni | الْمَوْتَانَيْنِ al-mawtānayni | مَوْتَيَيْنِ mawtayayni | الْمَوْتَيَيْنِ al-mawtayayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| plural unknown | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | ? ? | ? ? | مَوْتَيَات mawtayāt | الْمَوْتَيَات al-mawtayāt |
| Nominative | ? ? | ? ? | مَوْتَيَاتٌ mawtayātun | الْمَوْتَيَاتُ al-mawtayātu |
| Accusative | ? ? | ? ? | مَوْتَيَاتٍ mawtayātin | الْمَوْتَيَاتِ al-mawtayāti |
| Genitive | ? ? | ? ? | مَوْتَيَاتٍ mawtayātin | الْمَوْتَيَاتِ al-mawtayāti |
References
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